Polyphasic Sleep: Day 6
I’m starting to see signs that this morning’s “disaster” actually had a positive effect - or at the very least, no effect at all. The first nap I took since then was at 2:30, during which I slept barely at all and scored a fairly mediocre result (compared to the past few days) on the Brain Power test. My next nap was not until 8:30 (since I had to put it off due to a meeting) and I did get some amount of sleep, but my score still wasn’t quite par. I took a third nap at 11:30 which seemed to finally awaken my brain from it’s slumber…
Performance: 137.78
Reaction Time: 494
Accuracy: 93
Concentration Level: 86
At first brush, you might think this a coincidence, but consider that on a monophasic schedule, many people (sometimes known as “Owls”, as opposed to morning people, who are “Larks”) don’t feel at their peak until late in the day, perhaps late afternoon or sometime in the evening. These people experience a dip in cognitive functioning during the morning hours. I am very much an “Owl”, so it makes sense that my brain would take several hours to get back up to speed after an eight-hour hibernation.
Of course, none of this is hard science. I could just be full of it and end up crashing by the time all of you wake up tomorrow, but it’s an educated guess, right? 
As a random aside, due to my upcoming work schedule, I’ve shifted my nap times to 3:30-7:30-11:30. Yes, you’re all going to see me prove (or die trying) that polyphasic sleep is feasible even with a full-time job. Won’t that be fun? 
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